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Fremantle taps ex-CMT exec for unscripted post
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has hired former CMT development head Jayson Dinsmore as president of…
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Apple wants viewers to See original epic drama
In its latest push for originals, Apple has ordered an epic futuristic drama written by…
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Fox Asia hires Multichoice EVP for FOX+ OTT service
Fox Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has appointed Multichoice exec John Kotsaftis in the newly created…
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John de Mol chips in to Taco Ketelaar’s DFFRNT Media
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has acquired a minority stake in DFFRNT Media, a digital…
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Fox Asia & Tencent team for celebrity foodie original
Fox Networks Group Asia (FNGA) is set to launch its first season of original production…
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TBI’s top ten stories of 2017
In many ways, 2017 was a landmark year for television and the wider world, with…
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Abraham & Heller replace Nevins as HBO doc bosses
As HBO doc boss Sheila Nevins steps down after 38 years in service, Nancy Abraham…
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Amazon rejects comedies as data reveals originals hunger
Amazon Prime Video has turned down all of its latest pilot season comedies, as research…
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Hulu stats reveal viewers turned to comedy this year
Hulu has released year-end data showing that its viewers, all based in the US, turned…
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In-demand in 2017: Game of Thrones reigns supreme
HBO’s Game of Thrones (GOT) reigned supreme as the most in-demand show across of 2017,…
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Spurlock dropped from projects after misconduct admission
After Supersize Me’s Morgan Spurlock admitted to previous accounts of sexual misconduct, he has been…
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ABC’s Good Doctor travels to Japan with Wowow
Japan’s premium pay-TV broadcaster Wowow has acquired exclusive Japanese broadcast rights to hit drama series…
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Paramount & Anonymous team with Condé Nast for scripted
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have signed a first look deal with Condé Nast Entertainment…
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BET names Viacom exec as president in rejig
BET Networks, the US network targeting African Americans, has named Scott M. Mills from parent…
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TBI Weekly: TV biz devours Netflix stats
By a mile, the most read story this week has been Netflix’s publication of a…
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Issa Rae diversity initiative backs sci-fi pilot with Sky Vision attached
Fresh Wave!, a diversity talent initiative set up by producing duo Issa Rae (pictured) and…
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Viu orders BBC Worldwide India-produced adventure original
Viu, the Asian VOD service, is set to launch its first adventure reality show I…
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Paramount teams with Mitú on sketch comedy series
Paramount Network has teamed up with Mitú, a digital media brand for Latino millenials, on…
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In-demand chart: Hungary (December 3-9, 2017)
Stranger Things continues to dominate in Europe, coming up top in Hungary for both of…
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Netflix fires exec over controversial Masterson claims
Netflix has fired its global kids chief, Andy Yeatmen, after the exec made inappropriate comments…
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Netflix & DreamWorks team for new slate of originals
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series for 2018,…
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De Mol helps creators find ‘The Fastest Way to Screen’
John de Mol and his Talpa Network are introducing ‘The Fastest Way to the Screen’…
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Z Living names Kheror new president
Z Living, Zee Entertainment’s health network, has named Rajeev Kheror its new president. The news…
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Netflix brings in slate of short docs for 2018
Netflix is set to bring in four documentary shorts for the New Year, two of…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Baldwin comedy
ABC is set to go straight-to-series with a new Alec Baldwin family comedy, co-created and…
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SBS & Viasat World speed to factual deals with Drive
Drive, the production-funding and distribution agency led by Lilla Hurst (pictured), has gained a range…
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Nordic World signs first post-merger distribution deal
Oslo’s Nordic World has secured its first distribution agreement since joining forces with Digital Content…
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Arrow Film launches SVOD net on Amazon
Arrow Film, the UK distributor of Italian hit drama Gomorrah (pictured), has launched Arrow TV…
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Virgin TV brings in Shakespeare drama as exclusive
Virgin Media will bring in Shakespeare drama Will as its latest British TV exclusive for…
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Netflix sets second Colombian original
Netflix is set to bring its second Colombian original series, Siempre Bruja, to its worldwide…